Red-Breasted Grosbeak

I'd never seen this bird before it showed up in my garden ... 

 ... neither had Pup! 

Busy-ness

Lunch crowd.

(Female Cardinal, Sparrow, Finch)

Checking it out.
(Downy Woodpecker)

Newbie.
(Fledgling, male, Cardinal)

Happy bee!
(Bumble Bee)

Sumer is icumen in

Today the temperature is supposed to hit 95 degrees.

It's granddaughter Belle's last day of school.

Carolyn is in Pennsylvania teaching at a Whole Novel Workshop for the Highlights Foundation.

I'm reading six novels for my own "Editing for Writers" workshop from June 19-22.

On the 24th I'm off to New Orleans for the ALA.

Lhude sing cuccu!